Media

Is it acceptable for media to show suspects faces before a trial?

For

It helps citizens stay alert and informed.

Against

It damages reputations if the suspect is innocent.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • it's because a public appeal would be a final attempt to identify the suspect not a primary one.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • It is a reasonable balancing exercise between the need to identify possible suspects, and the risk of compromising a fair trial.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • Not everyone being arrested has been tried, so they are not necessarily a criminal.
    RedditTranslated from Portuguese
  • If an image is published, it will never leave the internet and anyone can see it even years later.
    RedditTranslated from Portuguese
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